Enhancing ovarian cancer care: a systematic review of guideline adherence and clinical variation.

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Background

Clinical variation in ovarian cancer care has been reported internationally. Using Wennberg's classification of clinical variation as effective care we can conceptualise variation through deviation from clinical guidelines. The aim of this review was to address knowledge gaps in the effectiveness of attempts to reduce unwarranted clinical variation through addressing the following questions: What is the evidence of guideline adherence in ovarian cancer and its deviation?; what are the key factors associated with variation in guideline adherence in ovarian cancer care?; and what quality improvement approaches have been used and what is the evidence of their effectiveness in enhancing guideline adherence in ovarian cancer care?.

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SUBMITTER: White KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6416902 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature